Saturday, March 6
Tulsa, OK
9 A.M. PT
Fresno State
vs
Big 12 Championship (Session I)
Photo by: Brett Rojo/For The Big 12 Confer
Three 'Dogs advance to day two at Big 12 Championship
3/6/2021 6:30:00 PM | Wrestling
Three Bulldogs remain alive after day one of action at the 2021 Big 12 Championship hosted at the BOK Center.
TULSA, Okla. - Three Bulldogs remain alive after day one of action at the 2021 Big 12 Championship hosted at the BOK Center.
Freshman 133-pounder Haiden Drury, redshirt senior 141-pounder DJ Lloren and redshirt freshman 149-pounder Kyle Parco will each compete on Sunday with a opportunity to earn a berth to the NCAA Championships.
Drury, a unseeded freshman from Washington, overcame a first-round loss to No. 5 seed Mosha Schwartz (Northern Colorado) in Session I to win a pair of matches in Session II in the consolation bracket topping No. 6 seed Job Greenwood (Wyoming), 2-0 and Kellyn March (North Dakota State), 6-4. He will get a rematch with Schwartz in the consolation semifinals on Sunday looking to secure a top-five finish and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
After receiving a first-round bye, Lloren defeated Jeffrey Boyd (West Virginia), 4-0 in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where he battled top-seed Ian Parker (Iowa State) falling 6-2. The Clovis native will take on No. 7 seed Dylan Droegemueller (North Dakota State) in the consolation semifinals needing a top-four finish on Sunday to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
Finally, Parco went 2-1 on the day defeating No. 5 seed Jarett Degen (Iowa State), 4-3 in the first round before being tripped up by No. 4 Triston Lara (Northern Iowa), 9-4 in the quarterfinals. The Concord, Calif. native topped No. 8 seed Jaden Van Maanen, 7-3 in Session II and will battle in the consolation semifinals on Sunday against Jaron Jensen of Wyoming needing to secure a top-five finish to earn a berth to the NCAA Championships.
Session III gets started on Sunday at 8 a.m. PT on Big 12 Now on ESPN +.
Fresno State 2021 Big 12Â Championship Results (NCAA Championships automatic qualifiers)
125 lbs. (5):Â Anthony Molton, RFr. (finishes 0-2 in tournament; 1-8 overall)
Preliminary: No. 3 seed Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. Molton, 15-4
Consolation: No. 4 seed Killian Cardinale (West Virginia) maj. dec. Molton, 9-1
133 lbs. (5):Â Haiden Drury, Fr. (Drury is 2-1 in tournament; 9-5 overall)
Preliminary: No. 5 seed Mosha Schwartz (Northern Colorado) dec. Drury, 7-2
Consolation: Drury dec. No. 6 seed Job Greenwood (Wyoming), 2-0
Consolation: Drury dec. Kellyn March (North Dakota State), 6-4
Consolation: Will wrestle No. 5 seed Mosha Schwartz (Northern Colorado) in consolation semifinals on Sunday at 8 AM PT.
141 lbs. (4): No. 4 seed DJ Lloren, RSr. (Lloren is 1-1 in tournament; 10-1 overall)
Preliminary: Bye
Quarterfinals: Lloren dec. Jeffrey Boyd (West Virginia), 4-0
Semifinals: No. 1 seed Ian Parker (Iowa State) dec. Lloren, 6-2
Consolation: Will wrestle No. 7 seed Dylan Droegemueller (North Dakota State) in consolation semifinals on Sunday at 8 AM PT.
149 lbs. (5): Â Kyle Parco, RFr. (Parco is 2-1 in tournament; 11-1 overall)
Preliminary: Parco dec. No. 5 seed Jarett Degen (Iowa State), 4-3
Quarterfinals: No. 4 seed Triston Lara (Northern Iowa) dec. Parco, 9-4
Consolation: Bye
Consolation: Parco dec. No. 8 seed Jaden Van Maanen (North Dakota State), 7-3
Consolation: Will wrestle Jaron Jensen (Wyoming) in consolation semifinals on Sunday at 8 AM PT.
157 lbs. (3):Â Chris Gaxiola, Jr. (finishes tournament 0-2; 0-8 overall)
Preliminary: No. 8 seed Parker Simington (Air Force) dec Gaxiola, 4-0
Consolation: No. 7 seed Danny Snediker (Utah Valley) dec. Gaxiola, 7-4
165 lbs. (5):Â Beau Colombini, RJr. (finishes tournament 0-2; 1-4 overall)
Preliminary: No. 6 seed Jordan Robison (Northern Colorado) tech. fall Colombini, 17-0 (4:17)
Consolation: Troy Mantanona (Oklahoma) won by fall over Colombini, 5:33
174 lbs. (4):Â Zack Gonzalez, RJr. (finishes tournament 0-2; 0-7 overall)
Preliminary: No. 1 seed Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) maj. dec. Gonzalez, 12-2
Consolation: No. 7 seed Cade King (South Dakota State) tech. fall Gonzalez, 20-3 (7:00)
184 lbs. (4): No. 8 seed Hunter Cruz, So. (finishes tournament 0-1; 6-2 overall)
Preliminary: Bye
Quarterfinals: No. 1 seed Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) won by injury default, 2:58
Consolation: Jacob Schoon (South Dakota State) won by medical forfeit
197 lbs. (5):Â Nick Villarreal, Fr. (finishes tournament 0-2; 1-6 overall)
Preliminary: No. 6 seed Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) won by fall over Villarreal, 3:59
Consolation: No. 5 seed Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) tech. fall Villarreal, 19-1 (5:00)
Hwt. (5):Â Randy Gonzalez, Jr. (finishes tournament 0-2; 0-10 overall)
Preliminary: No. 5 seed Austin Harris (Oklahoma State) won by fall over Gonzalez, 0:50
Consolation: Dalton Robertson (Northern Colorado) won by fall over Gonzalez, 2:07
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Freshman 133-pounder Haiden Drury, redshirt senior 141-pounder DJ Lloren and redshirt freshman 149-pounder Kyle Parco will each compete on Sunday with a opportunity to earn a berth to the NCAA Championships.
Drury, a unseeded freshman from Washington, overcame a first-round loss to No. 5 seed Mosha Schwartz (Northern Colorado) in Session I to win a pair of matches in Session II in the consolation bracket topping No. 6 seed Job Greenwood (Wyoming), 2-0 and Kellyn March (North Dakota State), 6-4. He will get a rematch with Schwartz in the consolation semifinals on Sunday looking to secure a top-five finish and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
After receiving a first-round bye, Lloren defeated Jeffrey Boyd (West Virginia), 4-0 in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where he battled top-seed Ian Parker (Iowa State) falling 6-2. The Clovis native will take on No. 7 seed Dylan Droegemueller (North Dakota State) in the consolation semifinals needing a top-four finish on Sunday to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
Finally, Parco went 2-1 on the day defeating No. 5 seed Jarett Degen (Iowa State), 4-3 in the first round before being tripped up by No. 4 Triston Lara (Northern Iowa), 9-4 in the quarterfinals. The Concord, Calif. native topped No. 8 seed Jaden Van Maanen, 7-3 in Session II and will battle in the consolation semifinals on Sunday against Jaron Jensen of Wyoming needing to secure a top-five finish to earn a berth to the NCAA Championships.
Session III gets started on Sunday at 8 a.m. PT on Big 12 Now on ESPN +.
Fresno State 2021 Big 12Â Championship Results (NCAA Championships automatic qualifiers)
125 lbs. (5):Â Anthony Molton, RFr. (finishes 0-2 in tournament; 1-8 overall)
Preliminary: No. 3 seed Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. Molton, 15-4
Consolation: No. 4 seed Killian Cardinale (West Virginia) maj. dec. Molton, 9-1
133 lbs. (5):Â Haiden Drury, Fr. (Drury is 2-1 in tournament; 9-5 overall)
Preliminary: No. 5 seed Mosha Schwartz (Northern Colorado) dec. Drury, 7-2
Consolation: Drury dec. No. 6 seed Job Greenwood (Wyoming), 2-0
Consolation: Drury dec. Kellyn March (North Dakota State), 6-4
Consolation: Will wrestle No. 5 seed Mosha Schwartz (Northern Colorado) in consolation semifinals on Sunday at 8 AM PT.
141 lbs. (4): No. 4 seed DJ Lloren, RSr. (Lloren is 1-1 in tournament; 10-1 overall)
Preliminary: Bye
Quarterfinals: Lloren dec. Jeffrey Boyd (West Virginia), 4-0
Semifinals: No. 1 seed Ian Parker (Iowa State) dec. Lloren, 6-2
Consolation: Will wrestle No. 7 seed Dylan Droegemueller (North Dakota State) in consolation semifinals on Sunday at 8 AM PT.
149 lbs. (5): Â Kyle Parco, RFr. (Parco is 2-1 in tournament; 11-1 overall)
Preliminary: Parco dec. No. 5 seed Jarett Degen (Iowa State), 4-3
Quarterfinals: No. 4 seed Triston Lara (Northern Iowa) dec. Parco, 9-4
Consolation: Bye
Consolation: Parco dec. No. 8 seed Jaden Van Maanen (North Dakota State), 7-3
Consolation: Will wrestle Jaron Jensen (Wyoming) in consolation semifinals on Sunday at 8 AM PT.
157 lbs. (3):Â Chris Gaxiola, Jr. (finishes tournament 0-2; 0-8 overall)
Preliminary: No. 8 seed Parker Simington (Air Force) dec Gaxiola, 4-0
Consolation: No. 7 seed Danny Snediker (Utah Valley) dec. Gaxiola, 7-4
165 lbs. (5):Â Beau Colombini, RJr. (finishes tournament 0-2; 1-4 overall)
Preliminary: No. 6 seed Jordan Robison (Northern Colorado) tech. fall Colombini, 17-0 (4:17)
Consolation: Troy Mantanona (Oklahoma) won by fall over Colombini, 5:33
174 lbs. (4):Â Zack Gonzalez, RJr. (finishes tournament 0-2; 0-7 overall)
Preliminary: No. 1 seed Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) maj. dec. Gonzalez, 12-2
Consolation: No. 7 seed Cade King (South Dakota State) tech. fall Gonzalez, 20-3 (7:00)
184 lbs. (4): No. 8 seed Hunter Cruz, So. (finishes tournament 0-1; 6-2 overall)
Preliminary: Bye
Quarterfinals: No. 1 seed Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) won by injury default, 2:58
Consolation: Jacob Schoon (South Dakota State) won by medical forfeit
197 lbs. (5):Â Nick Villarreal, Fr. (finishes tournament 0-2; 1-6 overall)
Preliminary: No. 6 seed Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) won by fall over Villarreal, 3:59
Consolation: No. 5 seed Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) tech. fall Villarreal, 19-1 (5:00)
Hwt. (5):Â Randy Gonzalez, Jr. (finishes tournament 0-2; 0-10 overall)
Preliminary: No. 5 seed Austin Harris (Oklahoma State) won by fall over Gonzalez, 0:50
Consolation: Dalton Robertson (Northern Colorado) won by fall over Gonzalez, 2:07
"Fresno State Athletics: The Pride of the Valley" – The Bulldog Foundation creates championship experiences for Fresno State student-athletes as they strive for excellence in the classroom, in competition and in life. To become a BDF member, please call 559-278-7160.
Follow us on:Â
Twitter: @Fresno StateWRES
Instagram:Â fresnostatewrestling
Facebook:Â FresnoStateAthletics
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